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Vows between enemies, sealed in a mafia world. Eva Winners puts Raphael at the centre of an arranged marriage nobody wanted. Bleak underneath, properly steamy above. Promises that feel like threats, and a groom who means each one. If you like the slow thaw between two people forced to share a name, start here. Have a look at the content notes first.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Mafia dark romance, Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers. Spice on Raphael is 3 of 5. Darkness is 4 of 5. Picks are scored on shared tropes, spice, darkness and trigger warnings, with no more than two from any one author. Each reason is ours, not a copied review.

  1. Shares the arranged marriage, enemies to lovers and mafia thread. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  2. Same lanes: arranged marriage, enemies to lovers and mafia. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including crime, organised crime.

  3. Overlaps on arranged marriage, enemies to lovers and mafia. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

  4. Also by Eva Winners, if it was the voice that hooked you. Shares the enemies to lovers and mafia thread. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including crime.

  5. Also by Eva Winners, if it was the voice that hooked you. Same lanes: enemies to lovers and mafia. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including crime.

  6. Overlaps on arranged marriage, enemies to lovers and mafia. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  7. Shares the arranged marriage, enemies to lovers and mafia thread. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  8. Same lanes: enemies to lovers and mafia. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including crime, organised crime.

  9. Overlaps on enemies to lovers and mafia. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including crime, organised crime.

  10. Shares the enemies to lovers and mafia thread. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including crime, organised crime.

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Readers who liked Raphael usually stay in Mafia dark romance, Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

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If the mask is the part you want, read Zade Masked on Patreon. He has his own book page, with warnings, the same way the novels do.

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